BLACK MEETINGS & TOURISM SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2011
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August 30-September 1 China Incentive, Business & Travel Meetings Exhibition, Beijing, China. www.cibtm- .com
August 31-September 1 National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) Women's Business Conference 2011, San Diego, CA.
September 2-4 2011 Women's Ret- reat, St. Simons Island, GA. www.thes- piritspeaks.com
September 3-5 2011 Black Art and Music Festival "Celebrating the Re- Union of the Black Family," Rancho Cienega Park, Los Angeles, CA. For more information contact (310) 489-7208
September 6-8 Hotel Investment Conference Europe, Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel, London, England. http://www.europehot-elconference.com
September 11-13 The Trade Show, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV. www.thetradeshow.org
September 13-16 Construct, The CSI Annual Convention, Lakeside Center, Chicago, IL. www.CONSTRUCTRshow.com
September 14-17 State of the Industry Conference, presented by the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), St. Martin. : ctoNY@caribtour- ism.com
Septembr 22-24 African Diaspora Heritage Trail, Nova Scotia, Canada. (902) 422-1866
September 25-27 Florida's Governor's Conference on Tourism, Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa, Hollywood, FL. www.VISITFLORIDA.com
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September 29 Texas Southern University's (TSU) Career Exposition, TSU Recreation Center, Houston, TX. For more information, please contact Cooperative Education and Placement Services at (713) 313-7541 or place- mentservices@tsu.edu.
September 30-October 2 The 2011 Doers of the World Women's Conference, Courtyard By Marriott, Sacramento, CA. doersoftheworldusa@sbglobal.net
October 1-6 Direct Marketing Association DMA2011 Conference & Exhibition, Boston Convention & Exposition Center, Boston, MA. www.the- dma.org
October 2-3 The Power of Inclusion Conference, Rochester, NY. (585) 256- 4629
October 4-8 National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) 33rd Annual Conference & Exposition, Atlanta, GA. http://nbmbaaconference-2011.- org/registration
October 5-6 California Sustainable Tourism Summit 2011, Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, Los Angeles, CA. tourism.visitcalif-ornia.com/green
October 5-7 2011 Governor's Conference on Tourism, produced by The Tennessee Tourism Roundtable in partnership with The Tennessee Department of Tourist Development, Memphis Marriott Downtown, Memphis, TN. (615) 734-9380 or www.tenntourismroundtable.com
October 7-9 The New World F.E.S.T., an outdoor eco-festival and exposition, Santa Monica, CA. www,theneworldfest.comor (855) 500-FEST (3378).
October 11-13 IMEX America, The Venetian / The Palazzo, Las Vegas, NV. www.imexameric.com
FORT WORTH, SASKATCHEWAN, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO Black Meetings & Tourism September/October 2011: www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com
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